Project Manager - Architectural Millwork

About the client:

A custom manufacturing company specializing in premium architectural millwork.

Responsibilities

• Independently lead and manage complex, high-end residential millwork projects, including projects valued at $3M–$5M, from initial handoff through production, installation, closeout, and warranty.
• Take full ownership of project schedules, budgets, scope, resources, deliverables, and overall project performance.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, architects, general contractors, consultants, and other key stakeholders.
• Develop, maintain, and actively manage detailed project schedules, including engineering milestones, drawing submissions, procurement, production, delivery, and installation.
• Review and interpret architectural drawings, construction documentation, and technical specifications to identify discrepancies, risks, and coordination requirements.
• Coordinate drawing reviews, revisions, approvals, and issuance with internal engineering, design, and external construction teams.
• Lead project handoffs from estimating and pre-production into execution, ensuring scope, budgets, timelines, and expectations are clearly established.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities between engineering, pre-production, fabrication, procurement, and installation teams to ensure efficient project execution.
• Manage project budgets, job costing, schedules of values, and financial performance to protect project margins.
• Identify, document, negotiate, and manage scope changes and change orders.
• Proactively identify project risks, scheduling conflicts, technical challenges, and resource constraints, implementing solutions before they affect project outcomes.
• Support capacity planning, resource allocation, and production scheduling in collaboration with departmental leadership.
• Coordinate purchasing, material procurement, outsourced fabrication, vendor timelines, and delivery requirements.
• Oversee production readiness, shipping logistics, site coordination, and installation planning to ensure successful execution.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, including contracts, drawings, purchase orders, change orders, schedules, and financial records.
• Provide consistent project status updates, progress reporting, budget reviews, and risk assessments to internal leadership and stakeholders.
• Support progress invoicing, financial closeout, warranty coordination, and resolution of outstanding project issues.
• Build strong working relationships with demanding clients and construction partners while maintaining clear communication, accountability, and exceptional service standards.
• Drive continuous improvement in project management processes, documentation, coordination, and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Intermediate-to-senior Project Manager with experience managing complex, multimillion-dollar construction, architectural millwork, or custom fabrication projects.
• Proven ability to independently manage projects valued at $3M–$5M, with accountability for schedules, budgets, quality, and delivery.
• Strong background in luxury residential millwork, architectural woodworking, custom fabrication, or complex residential construction.
• Experience in larger architectural or commercial construction organizations will also be considered where technical and project management skills are transferable.
• Advanced ability to read, interpret, review, and mark up complex architectural drawings, shop drawings, and construction documents.
• Strong understanding of construction documentation processes, including issue-for-tender (IFT), issue-for-construction (IFC), drawing revisions, and approval workflows.
• Working knowledge of architectural millwork materials, hardware, fabrication methods, quality standards, and installation requirements.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating engineering, design, procurement, production, and installation teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of project budgeting, cost control, job costing, forecasting, change management, and construction payment structures.
• Proven ability to develop and manage complex project schedules, identify critical dependencies, and coordinate multiple concurrent priorities.
• Experience with resource allocation, capacity planning, production scheduling, and cross-functional project coordination.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, with working knowledge of Microsoft Project, SharePoint, Word, and Adobe Acrobat.
• Comfortable working directly with technical drawings, project management systems, and digital documentation workflows.
• Experience operating within structured project management environments, with the ability to implement and improve established processes.
• Strong communication, negotiation, stakeholder management, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Confident working with high-expectation clients, architects, general contractors, and other construction professionals.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, technically capable, and proactive in identifying and resolving problems.
• Demonstrated ability to make sound decisions independently, take ownership of outcomes, and manage challenges without constant escalation.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to establish accountability and maintain alignment across multiple departments.
• Adaptable, process-driven, and comfortable operating in a growing company where priorities, systems, and responsibilities continue to evolve.
• Ambitious and motivated to take on greater project ownership, autonomy, and long-term career responsibility.
• PMP certification is considered an asset but is not required; relevant experience, technical competency, sound judgment, and demonstrated results are prioritized.

Salary: $100,000 - $130,000 Base | Paid Vacation | Health Benefits | Relocation Allowance ($5,000)

Location: Squamish, BC

Reports To: CEO

Position: Full-Time

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